Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Blackstone

By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Blackstone Marker

Inscription.

Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still stands. The town was renamed for the English jurist Sir William Blackstone and incorporated in 1888. The Battle of the Grove, a Civil War cavalry action, was fought just west of here on 23 June 1864. The United Methodist Assembly Center, formerly the Blackstone College for Girls, is located here. At the turn of the 20th century, the town was a prosperous manufacturing, tobacco, and educational center in Southside Virginia. Nearby Fort Pickett was built in 1942.

Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still stands. The town was renamed for the English jurist Sir William Blackstone and incorporated in 1888. The Battle of the Grove, a Civil War cavalry action, was fought just west of here on 23 June 1864. The United Methodist Assembly Center, formerly the Blackstone College for Girls, is located here. At the turn of the 20th century, the town was a prosperous manufacturing, tobacco, and educational center in Southside Virginia. Nearby Fort Pickett was built in 1942.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-172.)

Location. 37° 4.654′ N, 77° 59.949′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles south of West Irvin Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.

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